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accompanied
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From this reading Convulsive tremblings of the whole frame, accompanied with vehement sobs, succeeded our brief interchange of sweet and bitter thoughts.
AgainnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Again I am banished from Lilian’s room; the agitation, the joy of that meeting has overstrained her enfeebled nerves.
agitation
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From this reading Again I am banished from Lilian’s room; the agitation, the joy of that meeting has overstrained her enfeebled nerves.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Again I am banished from Lilian’s room; the agitation, the joy of that meeting has overstrained her enfeebled nerves.
Amy
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From this reading He and Amy resumed their place in her chamber.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Convulsive tremblings of the whole frame, accompanied with vehement sobs, succeeded our brief interchange of sweet and bitter thoughts.
banished
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From this reading Again I am banished from Lilian’s room; the agitation, the joy of that meeting has overstrained her enfeebled nerves.
bitter
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From this reading Convulsive tremblings of the whole frame, accompanied with vehement sobs, succeeded our brief interchange of sweet and bitter thoughts.
brief
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From this reading Convulsive tremblings of the whole frame, accompanied with vehement sobs, succeeded our brief interchange of sweet and bitter thoughts.
chamber
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From this reading He and Amy resumed their place in her chamber.
chance
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From this reading Faber, in tearing me from her side, imperiously and sternly warned me that the sole chance yet left of preserving her life was in the merciful suspense of the emotions that my presence excited.
Convulsive
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From this reading Convulsive tremblings of the whole frame, accompanied with vehement sobs, succeeded our brief interchange of sweet and bitter thoughts.
emotions
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From this reading Faber, in tearing me from her side, imperiously and sternly warned me that the sole chance yet left of preserving her life was in the merciful suspense of the emotions that my presence excited.
enfeebled
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From this reading Again I am banished from Lilian’s room; the agitation, the joy of that meeting has overstrained her enfeebled nerves.
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading Faber, in tearing me from her side, imperiously and sternly warned me that the sole chance yet left of preserving her life was in the merciful suspense of the emotions that my presence excited.
Faber
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From this reading Faber, in tearing me from her side, imperiously and sternly warned me that the sole chance yet left of preserving her life was in the merciful suspense of the emotions that my presence excited.
frame
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From this reading Convulsive tremblings of the whole frame, accompanied with vehement sobs, succeeded our brief interchange of sweet and bitter thoughts.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Again I am banished from Lilian’s room; the agitation, the joy of that meeting has overstrained her enfeebled nerves.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Again I am banished from Lilian’s room; the agitation, the joy of that meeting has overstrained her enfeebled nerves.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He and Amy resumed their place in her chamber.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Again I am banished from Lilian’s room; the agitation, the joy of that meeting has overstrained her enfeebled nerves.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Again I am banished from Lilian’s room; the agitation, the joy of that meeting has overstrained her enfeebled nerves.
imperiously
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From this reading Faber, in tearing me from her side, imperiously and sternly warned me that the sole chance yet left of preserving her life was in the merciful suspense of the emotions that my presence excited.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Faber, in tearing me from her side, imperiously and sternly warned me that the sole chance yet left of preserving her life was in the merciful suspense of the emotions that my presence excited.
interchange
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From this reading Convulsive tremblings of the whole frame, accompanied with vehement sobs, succeeded our brief interchange of sweet and bitter thoughts.
interview
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From this reading That interview is over!
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That interview is over!
joy
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From this reading Again I am banished from Lilian’s room; the agitation, the joy of that meeting has overstrained her enfeebled nerves.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Faber, in tearing me from her side, imperiously and sternly warned me that the sole chance yet left of preserving her life was in the merciful suspense of the emotions that my presence excited.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Faber, in tearing me from her side, imperiously and sternly warned me that the sole chance yet left of preserving her life was in the merciful suspense of the emotions that my presence excited.
Lilian's
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From this reading Again I am banished from Lilian’s room; the agitation, the joy of that meeting has overstrained her enfeebled nerves.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Faber, in tearing me from her side, imperiously and sternly warned me that the sole chance yet left of preserving her life was in the merciful suspense of the emotions that my presence excited.
meeting
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From this reading Again I am banished from Lilian’s room; the agitation, the joy of that meeting has overstrained her enfeebled nerves.
merciful
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From this reading Faber, in tearing me from her side, imperiously and sternly warned me that the sole chance yet left of preserving her life was in the merciful suspense of the emotions that my presence excited.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Faber, in tearing me from her side, imperiously and sternly warned me that the sole chance yet left of preserving her life was in the merciful suspense of the emotions that my presence excited.
nerves
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From this reading Again I am banished from Lilian’s room; the agitation, the joy of that meeting has overstrained her enfeebled nerves.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Again I am banished from Lilian’s room; the agitation, the joy of that meeting has overstrained her enfeebled nerves.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Convulsive tremblings of the whole frame, accompanied with vehement sobs, succeeded our brief interchange of sweet and bitter thoughts.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading That interview is over!
overstrained
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From this reading Again I am banished from Lilian’s room; the agitation, the joy of that meeting has overstrained her enfeebled nerves.
place
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From this reading He and Amy resumed their place in her chamber.
presence
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From this reading Faber, in tearing me from her side, imperiously and sternly warned me that the sole chance yet left of preserving her life was in the merciful suspense of the emotions that my presence excited.
preserving
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From this reading Faber, in tearing me from her side, imperiously and sternly warned me that the sole chance yet left of preserving her life was in the merciful suspense of the emotions that my presence excited.
resumednounUS /ˈresumed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He and Amy resumed their place in her chamber.
room
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From this reading Again I am banished from Lilian’s room; the agitation, the joy of that meeting has overstrained her enfeebled nerves.
side
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From this reading Faber, in tearing me from her side, imperiously and sternly warned me that the sole chance yet left of preserving her life was in the merciful suspense of the emotions that my presence excited.
sobs
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From this reading Convulsive tremblings of the whole frame, accompanied with vehement sobs, succeeded our brief interchange of sweet and bitter thoughts.
sole
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From this reading Faber, in tearing me from her side, imperiously and sternly warned me that the sole chance yet left of preserving her life was in the merciful suspense of the emotions that my presence excited.
sternly
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From this reading Faber, in tearing me from her side, imperiously and sternly warned me that the sole chance yet left of preserving her life was in the merciful suspense of the emotions that my presence excited.
succeeded
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From this reading Convulsive tremblings of the whole frame, accompanied with vehement sobs, succeeded our brief interchange of sweet and bitter thoughts.
suspense
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From this reading Faber, in tearing me from her side, imperiously and sternly warned me that the sole chance yet left of preserving her life was in the merciful suspense of the emotions that my presence excited.
sweet
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From this reading Convulsive tremblings of the whole frame, accompanied with vehement sobs, succeeded our brief interchange of sweet and bitter thoughts.
tearing
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From this reading Faber, in tearing me from her side, imperiously and sternly warned me that the sole chance yet left of preserving her life was in the merciful suspense of the emotions that my presence excited.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That interview is over!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Again I am banished from Lilian’s room; the agitation, the joy of that meeting has overstrained her enfeebled nerves.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He and Amy resumed their place in her chamber.
thoughts
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From this reading Convulsive tremblings of the whole frame, accompanied with vehement sobs, succeeded our brief interchange of sweet and bitter thoughts.
tremblings
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From this reading Convulsive tremblings of the whole frame, accompanied with vehement sobs, succeeded our brief interchange of sweet and bitter thoughts.
vehement
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From this reading Convulsive tremblings of the whole frame, accompanied with vehement sobs, succeeded our brief interchange of sweet and bitter thoughts.
warned
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From this reading Faber, in tearing me from her side, imperiously and sternly warned me that the sole chance yet left of preserving her life was in the merciful suspense of the emotions that my presence excited.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Faber, in tearing me from her side, imperiously and sternly warned me that the sole chance yet left of preserving her life was in the merciful suspense of the emotions that my presence excited.
whole
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From this reading Convulsive tremblings of the whole frame, accompanied with vehement sobs, succeeded our brief interchange of sweet and bitter thoughts.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Convulsive tremblings of the whole frame, accompanied with vehement sobs, succeeded our brief interchange of sweet and bitter thoughts.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Faber, in tearing me from her side, imperiously and sternly warned me that the sole chance yet left of preserving her life was in the merciful suspense of the emotions that my presence excited.
